Where does “gumb” come from?

gumb (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian gömb, from Greek κόμβος, from Ancient Greek κόμβος — roll, band, girth.

gumb (Serbo-Croatian): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “gumb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangömbsphere
2Greekκόμβοςinterchange, hub, circus; knot; node
3Ancient Greekκόμβοςroll, band, girth
Every word from Ancient Greek κόμβος →Every word from Greek κόμβος →Every word from Hungarian gömb →